Sex doll seized by Canadian border agents in Ontario, NS man charged

A 43-year-old Nova Scotia man is being confronted child pornography charges after a child sex doll was seized at the Canadian border in Hamilton, Ontario, according to RCMP.

According to the Nova Scotia RCMP’s Provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit, Canada Border Services Agency officers in Hamilton intercepted the doll while investigating international courier shipments that had arrived in the country by air.

“The doll originated in Japan and was addressed to an importer residing in Digby, Nova Scotia,” RCMP wrote in a news release.

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“Working with CBSA intelligence officers in Halifax, the seizure was referred to the Nova Scotia RCMP ICE unit for further investigation.”

RCMP executed a search warrant at the home on Oct. 17 and seized additional child sex dolls and “other evidence supporting both child pornography and trafficking charges.”

“Child pornography is most commonly known and understood as sexual images or videos of children,” said Const. Mandy Edwards of the RCMP Provincial ICE Unit, in the release.

“However, child pornography can also be written, or in audio form, or as in this case, a visual representation such as a child sex doll. Child pornography in all its forms is considered harmful and prohibited by law Criminal Code.”

The man has been released on conditions and will appear in Digby Provincial Court on January 6, 2025.

Anyone can report suspected sexual exploitation to their local police, or via Canada’s national tip line at www.cybertip.ca

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